A narrow blast of late sunlight lights up a thin line of Fall color next to Coldwater Lake...

 

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We always have the best adventures! Happy 42d anniversary, Laura!

 

Silver Lake at dusk

 

There are still some pretty roses around. I love the color of this one!

 

A bird with a bug...

 

Look who flew in on gossamer wings... I think he's smiling.

 

Autumn's Palette, part 2...

 

Nature's Autumn Palette is on active display in the wetlands...

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Celebration!!

 

He seems to be listening for the river to tell him where the fish are-- Native American fishing platforms are common along parts of the Columbia River. This one is on the Deschutes River, about 20 miles south of where it enters the Columbia, in north-central Oregon.

 

A bat-house, high above the path.

 

Bart, I know he's your cousin's husband, but there's something not quite right about him...

 

Two, like one...

 

Go get it, Spike! Bite that wave! Has anybody ever figured out why dogs hate baths but love to jump in the ocean?

 

Beautiful light on a perfect fall scene in the wetlands...

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Looking down through a lot of colorful leaves!

 

Just before sunset, after a day of showers and sunbreaks, our favorite tree stands proud in the wetlands.

 

Color in the meadow!

 

In a marvelous area of "old growth" trees at the edge of Lewis and Clark State Park, stands this huge tree. He's been there a very long time.

 

Just having some fun--- I apologize, and promise never to do it again!

 

I think the forest is telling us something. Let's listen...

 

Glowing leaves in the forest...

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Silent giants...

 

It just feels like Fall!

 

Look what I found hiding under the leaves!

 

The old waterfront area of Cathlamet-- Always the same, always different.

 

The old jailhouse was built in 1907. 116 years later the doors are locked, but the old building makes a nice backdrop for a rose garden.

 

Early in the morning, the mist floats on Coldwater Lake...

 

Nothing is ending. The leaves and the mushroom will return to the soil. They are simply changing.

 

Colorful! Very Colorful!

 

Something to crow about...

 

Mysterious today...

 

Very quiet...

 

It was a lovely day for a picnic!

A tiny little flower with a tiny little bee grabbing what it can as the season changes...

 

Suddenly the days are shorter. The Toutle Valley glows in the evening light.

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It's like a dream...

 

Among us! That Top one is at least a foot wide! (30.48CM) Remarkable Fungus!

 

Secret weapons? Nope, just a couple of sturdy-looking silos on a farm about 15 miles north of us.

 

Looking down into a small canyon and a colorful part of Coal Creek...

 

It was cooler today with the dappled afternoon sun highlighting the slight changes in colors in the forest next to the wetlands.

 

Coal Creek...

 

And in the forest, the leaves are beginning to show some color, but these little flowers are still smiling in the sunlight!

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The lily pads are withering and getting ready to fall back into the water, but the one little flower is still holding on, and lighting up a small corner of the wetlands.

Softly...